Archive for December, 2011

  I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas. I’m sorry for my absence over the past few days. My wireless went down and getting technical support over the holidays is about as likely as John Scott getting a goal. Anyways, I have a lot to cover today so let’s get to the game shall we?

  Not a whole lot to say about this one. It wasn’t the most exciting game to watch and there was the feeling that it was just a matter of time until the Hawks blew by the Canadiens, even after their powerplay goal. They owned the puck all night and dominated in almost every area. In the end it was one of those games where the Hawks didn’t have to exert a whole lot of effort to win. That’s not to say the Hawks didn’t work hard, they certainly did but this was one of those games where the Hawks’ [...]

  You can’t only show up for the last 20 minutes and expect to win a hockey game. The Hawks have pulled it off a couple of times this year. They’ve gotten away with 20-minute efforts. But eventually it will bite you in the ass like it did last night. Games like last night’s are especially frustrating. It was a perfect example of the Hawks’ bipolarity: a team that can get dominated and then turn around and dominate. While it wasn’t the worst start we’ve been from the Hawks, it was far from their best. In two periods there wasn’t [...]

  My apologies, this should have been up yesterday but I’ve been having trouble with my wireless the past week or so. Anyways I’ll keep it brief, I know this is very late and I’m sure everyone is extremely busy around this time of year. Its hard to believe Christmas is just a few days away. Anyways let’s get to it.

  Another season, another goalie problem. Goalie controversies are becoming something of a defining characteristic of the Chicago Blackhawks organization. There have been two in the last two seasons alone: Niemi overtaking Huet in the 2009-10 season and then Crawford unseating Turco last season. Because of this, it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that there is some talk of a goalie controversy on the Hawks this season. But can the Hawks’ goalie situation truly be classified as a “controversy”?